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we will start in iran. politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be �*enforced rigorously�* — theyre demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. joining here with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian service. just talk us through what is happening right now. why are authorities cracking down now? because of what we see is happening today in iran is that many women in big citie...

across the united states. good morning. the premier league returns today with a huge game at lunchtime as manchester city host liverpool, knowing their title chase cant afford an april fools day slip—up. good morning. its been the wettest march in over a0 years for parts of the uk, but thankfully the weekend is bringing us something drier and eventually something brighter as well. ill have all the details here on bbc breakfast. its saturday 1 april. our top story: households already ...

and this week patients at a hospice in kent were given some medicinal music which is, literally, fit for a king. alis huws is the official royal harpist who will play at the kings coronation in may. in between practice sessions for that, she performed at ellenor hospice in gravesend, as chrissie reidy reports. (tx next) as the official royal harpist, alis huws is well used to an audience. and now the 27—year—old has brought the power of music to gravesend, where she performed for e...

hello and welcome to the programme. the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker�*s removalfrom match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc�*s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk governments policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. hed been told by the bbc to "step back" from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporations football cover...

was watched by 2.58 million tv viewers on bbc one. today, in coverage of the womens super league, there was no bbc in—house commentary and there were no pundits to talk about the game either. this report from steffan powell. here now is the best of the days action... a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker an...

the chancellor promises a back—to—work budget. labour says the governments following its lead. and the oscars almost here. i would say i was _ and the oscars almost here. i would say i was live — and the oscars almost here. i would say i was live from the red carpet, but for _ say i was live from the red carpet, but for the — say i was live from the red carpet, but for the first time in history, he doesnt _ but for the first time in history, he doesnt read. officially, it is ch...

former england captain michael vaughan is appearing at the hearing into racist behaviour at the cricket club. it follows allegations made by azeem rafiq in august 2020. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has described the leaking of thousands of his whatsapp messages written during the height of the covid pandemic as a "massive betrayal and breach of trust". he says the messages were released in a "biased account to suit an ...

of a baby were found in the search for their missing child. the pair are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. the government has published a plan to improve learning for children with special educational needs and disabilities in england. it includes ending postcode—lottery support. the duke and duchess of sussex have been asked to vacate their british home, frogmore cottage in windsor. the couples spokesperson has confirmed the request. the duke and duchess of s...

nec talking about the billions being invested in electric transport vehicles. but experts are asking, what good is all of this if investment isnt also going into infrastructure? crucible chaos. protesters disrupt play on day three of the world snooker championship in sheffield. good morning. yesterday temperatures reached 21.2 celsius in northern scotland. as we go through the rest of the week, temperatures will slide down. the first half of the week is staying fairly subtle for most, ...

also on the programme: police whove been searching for a missing two—month—old baby say a body found yesterday suggests the child may have been dead for some time. we speak to the journalist who leaked matt hancocks whatsapp messages — more than 100,000 of them. isabel 0akeshott says the public interest was overwhelming. and as children are encouraged to read on world book day, the bbc is encouraging them to write. the 500 words story competition is back. 0n bbc london: coming up...